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Simple 5kWh Microhydro System: A Budget-Friendly Guide
A 5 kWh microhydro system offers an affordable and simple way to meet the essential energy needs of a small household. In places with little…
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- Energy ·
U.S. Electrical Grid Needs Off-Grid Energy
To say that the United States electrical grid is outdated would be an understatement. Built largely during the first half of the 20th century, the…
- Events ·
Earthshot Nominations announced at “Summit” sponsored by Bloomberg
Two British companies have been named among 15 nominees for the 2023 Earthshot “Green Oscars.” Just five of the finalists will get £1m each for…
Campaigning For UK Solar Owners Underpaid By Utility Companies
The London Times has exposed shockingly low rates paid by some Utility companies for surplus PV power generated by their customers. And Solar panel owners…
How Can I Live Off-Grid Like Oliver Anthony? (who is No 1 in Billboard Charts)
He lives in Virginia, USA, with his three dogs, on a $95,000 plot of land, that he has yet to pay for. In the past…
Welcome to the new upgraded off-grid map
We hope this map becomes a vital part of your off-grid life. It is a free, glocal (global, local) tool, catalyzing the off-grid community to…
Utility Co. Probable Cause of Maui Fires
Multiple outlets are reporting that Hawaii’s main utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks on Maui in the hours before the…
Gov spends £750k for off-grid power in Wales
A new, publicly-owned energy company has been launched by the Welsh government, as part of the Labour government’s co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru. Eleven projects…
USA VanLifers soars above 3 MILLION
As homelessness increases across the USA, the VanLife population is growing rapidly. From around one million VanLifers in 2020, according to the RV Industry Association,…
- Energy ·
Is Lord Deben UK’s Leading Climate Spokesman?
Lord Deben, may have stepped down as head of the UK government committee on climate change (CCC), but the Brits have not heard the last…
- Land ·
Autonomous village for sale in Colombia
What we are offering… A unique opportunity to acquire a ready-made Eco-Village / Community farm established over 20 years ago and planted with a variety…
Off-Grid farms flourishing in UK – here are two examples
From cucumbers to bees to wine to sheep, there are scores of off-grid farming start-ups in Britain today. In Kent, permission has been granted for…
SouthWest USA Bakes Under Heat Dome
A massive dome over the western and southern United States has left Americans sweltering in soaring temperatures, poised to approach all-time records in Phoenix, Las…
Off-Grid site ranked high for survivalism
The off-grid web site has been placed in the top 3 of Survivalist sites by Feedspot Off-Grid survival is growing in importance as weather events,…
- Energy ·
UK Hydrogen Policy Damaging Energy Security
Just as the world wakes up to the huge potential of natural hydrogen deposits, which could fuel the planet “for hundreds of years,” the UK…
- Energy ·
Smart Meters – Dumb Install
From 2010 onwards, off-grid.net ran stories about smart meters – like this one – predicting that the meters would be an expensive failure. Finally the…
Welcome To Our Showhome – Open Day 27th August
The off-grid showhome started as a lockdown project – a spur of the moment bid for some land in an online auction in 2020. Now…
- Land ·
Hawaii treehouse to escape ‘The Matrix’
Robert Breton left his home in California and moved to Hawaii to ‘escape the Matrix’ He bought a plot of land for $29,850 (£24,215) and…
What is Climate Justice?
People are talking about and demanding “Climate Justice.” But what does the term actually mean, and how do we get it? Inequalities of energy consumption,…
- Water ·
Water Coma Is a Real Thing
Also known as water poisoning, water coma results from intoxication due to a disruption of brain function caused by drinking too much water. Doing so…
- Energy ·
Biden turns away from community-owned energy
A new video from the US Department of Electricity has confirmed the Biden Administration is committed to keeping the existing Utility companies in business with…
Never Charge Your Cellphone 100% (& 9 Other Battery Tips)
Miles from anywhere, your battery powered devices are a lifeline – especially your phone. Apple, Samsung and most other device manufacturers say to avoid letting…
Small World Kicks Off UK Festival Season
The Small World festival in Headcorn, Kent, is the UK’s only totally solar-powered festival, with no generators at all. The Spring Gathering is the traditional…
New Generation Of Pylons Will Trash UK Countryside
History is repeating itself in the UK, with a new generation of electricity towers breeding fear and local campaigning against National Grid. The power company…
If AI Was A Virus What Would The Vaccine Be?
We can’t stop the development of Artificial Intelligence by government decree any more than we could have stopped Covid by government decree. The sum of…
- Spirit ·
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Off-Grid farm to double in size – if it can raise money by 26 April
Plotgate Farm in Somerset UK is becoming a remarkable success story for its pioneering, community agro-ecological style of farming. It was designed from the get-go…
- Energy ·
Grid On The Skids
The UK national grid is in danger of total collapse during national emergencies according to government tests carried out to prepare for a national emergency.…
UK Energy Policy – No Boost For Prosumers
London – 29 March – The UK government will reportedly unveil new proposals on “Energy Security Day” tomorrow, aimed at hitting net zero by 2050.…
- Events ·
“Quantum Leap Needed” To Avoid Global Warming – Grid To Blame
UN secretary-general António Guterres says “a quantum leap in climate action is needed to meet the 1.5C limit set by scientists. “The climate time-bomb is…
Uk’s Most Unspoilt Area To Be Wrecked By Utility Company Plans
Plans have been lodged that could see properties in one of Northumberland’s most rural areas connected to the electricity grid for the first time. There…
- Food ·
Small Growers Deserve Same Green Subsidies As Farmers
ALL over the world, governments are handing farmers green subsidies in the form of carbon credits for certain types of planting and land management that…
- Land ·
Converted Underground Bunker Near Austin – $425k
Salado, Texas – 11th March – – A partially underground bunker house has gone up for sale in a small town near Austin, for sale…
World’s First Micro-Nuclear Greenlit in Canada
In January, GE Hitachi signed a deal to build the first small modular reactor in North America, agreeing a deal with authorities in Ontario, Canada.…
- People ·
ChatCGT Founder Has Massive Bugout Ranch
Is it a bad sign or a good sign that the boss of ChatCGT has made preparations for a serious collapse of the US economy?…
While Eskom Collapses, S. African Banks Profit From Off-Grid
With the South African economy blighted by electricity blackouts, the nation’s banks are reporting record profits for 2022. Corporate and Investment Bank was first to…
Never Charge Your Cellphone Battery 100% (& 9 Other Tips)
Miles from anywhere, your battery powered devices are a lifeline – especially your phone. Apple, Samsung and most other device manufacturers say to avoid letting…
Ronnie Wood’s Ex-wife Runs Her Own Power
Jo Wood has got guts. the ex-wife of Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood took on a huge project a few years ago, and now has…
- People ·
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Emerges From “Darkness Retreat”
Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his “darkness retreat.” The Green Bay Packers star quarterback ended his four-day stay in an Ashland, Oregon facility, Sky Caves…
Off-Grid Authors Battle Neighbours
The authors of a book about how to live legally off the grid have been blocked from their home as revenge for writing the book.…
- Energy ·
Your Car Will Be Your Battery
Petaluma, CA – 18th Feb. A new kind of car charger could unleash massive growth in off-grid living. Enphase Energy has announced plans to introduce…
Heating bills UP in SoCal storms
Residents of Southern California have endured months of droughts, followed by floods, and now face brutal increases in the cost of home heating. That is…
- Shelter ·
Off-Grid Housing In USA & Europe Worth $68 BILLION By 2028
A new report on the off-grid housing market claims the sector is growing at 7% per year and will reach $68b per year by 2028…
- Energy ·
Judge halts Sunnova bid to power new homes off-grid
A California regulatory judge preliminarily rejected a move by Sunnova Energy, one of America’s biggest rooftop-solar companies, to serve as a micro-utility to new residential…
- Energy ·
US Food Corps Turn Away From The Grid…Along With Google and Big Govt.
Power outages are even more costly to food producers and distributors than they are to the rest of us. Loss of refrigeration can mean loss…
- Energy ·
Nigeria grows off-grid power
Nigeria announced in 2017 that it would no longer be pursuing a national grid strategy, but instead would develop island power in specific areas across…
America’s latest RV trend: getting wa-a-ay off-grid
Recreational vehicle makers often boast how their RVs and trailers can feel just like home. Besides their cleverly packaged bathrooms and kitchenettes, when you park…
- Mobile ·
Off-Grid Second Homes in UK DON’T Need TV License
If you are a part-time off-gridder in the UK, already paying for y0ur TV license elsewhere, then you don’t need to pay the £159 at…
- Work ·
Brilliant Research Intern Wanted
You will need writing and social media skills, good phone manner and love of the subject
- Energy ·
Choosing a Turbine to Generate 5KWh from a Waterfall, River or Stream
Generating electricity from a river or waterfall can be a great way to access sustainable energy more reliably than solar or wind, and all year…
looking for people to buy land in french pyrenees together
We are still looking for people…. for the mountains in french pyrennees . I am Johnny Tidd a survival teacher running my own school in…
Can I Use Waste From Composting Loo to Fertilise Veggies?
Yes, you can use the material from a composting toilet to fertilize your plants and it has an honourable tradition. In eighteenth century Japan, human…
- Spirit ·
Decarbonising the grid derailed by “thick, white, male plumbers”
Over 95% of plumbers are males in the USA and the UK; more than two-thirds are over 45 years old; two in five want to…
Off-Grid solutions in War-torn Ukraine
Rolling blackouts are the reality of everyday life in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Russia’s war is increasingly targeting the civilian population and the country’s…
Power Out in Alabama,Georgia, Tennessee after Tornadoes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At least seven people were killed on Thursday as severe storms and tornadoes left a trail of damage across the South, officials…
Utility Company Bosses Disliked By 42% Of Their Staff
Its not just customers who dislike Energy and Utility companies with a passion. Company bosses in the Energy and Utility indsutries are amongst the most…
New Yorker Finds A Guy Living Off-Grid In Manhattan
Last May Josh Spodek disconnected the circuit breaker in his West Village studio, and now “his carbon footprint is about that of three average-sized house…
Rooftop Solar Incentives – Win Some, Lose Some
From Inglewood to India, via Slovenia and Spain, rooftop solar funding is in a state of flux. While California has suspended its statewide incentives, the…
Vegan Land Blueprint for Activists
The Vegan Land Movement in the UK provides a model for others to follow – anywhere in the world – to link up and secure…
Family full of capable individuals looking for off-grid community
Hello everyone! My name is Jo, I’m 30 and I’m looking for my people. I work in the audiobook industry and I’m fully remote. I…
Bluetti Batteries Continue To Make Strides
Bluetti is one of the pacemakers in the home battery market, with an online following crowdfunding some of its latest products. Over the coming weeks…
Seeking Landbuddy To Go 50/50 on Land
Hello my name is JB and i want to start an offgrid homestead in the wilderness of western Canada, i am looking to live a…
- Energy ·
Florida Energy Bills Rocket
Power companies in Florida are warning residents of another major increase in your electricity bill. A request sent by FPL and Duke energy in December…
Elon Musk’s Satellites Help Ukraine
A cluster of 3,335 satellites called the ‘Starlink Constellation’ created by SpaceX is currently offering off-grid high-bandwidth WiFi to consumers in 45 different countries. Around…
Inflation Reduction Act Actually Causing Inflation
“Greenflation” will be the word of the year by late 2023. In 2022, the US Congress passed the biggest climate bill in history — under…
- Land ·
Easy Off-Grid Living in Panama (Central America)
Live off-grid in a community of 24 homes with like-minded, friendly people in a very safe, fun, beautiful setting. You don’t need to be a…
US energy grid buckles – but who is to blame?
12.23.22 – States by customers out Tennessee 205,982 North Carolina 184,920 Virginia 140,331 Maine 104,068 Pennsylvania 98,101 Over 1.5 million Americans were without…
Looking for help with a community hydroelectricity scheme
Hi all! A small group of us are hoping to set up a community hydroelectric project in the next few years and are looking for…
- Energy ·
Queues Around the Planet for Grid Connections
West London, UK – 17.12.2022. A huge housing development on the West side of UK capital city has had to be postponed because the developers…
USB blanket for low-cost warmth
What could be nicer than climbing into a warm bed on a cold, damp night? Normally that means heating the room, but you could perfectly…
Is Fusion Energy the Net Zero equivalent of the Covid Vaccine?
Washington DC – US department of energy has trailed an announcement later today (Tuesday), from energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and under-secretary for nuclear security Jill…
- Energy ·
EU owe $11.36 TRILLION to Cop27 Loss & Damage Fund – new report
Calculations by Off-Grid.net show the EU total liability under the new Cop27 agreement announced in Egypt today, is $11.36 trillion. Assets of the Loss &…
US & Europe Microgrid survey results – 2022
There are currently nearly 700 significant microgrids in the USA and only about 13 in Western Europe, according to a new report. There are four…
Europe faces winter of rolling blackouts and energy squabbles
European countries facing energy shortages will be bidding against each other for scarce energy supplies at times of peak demand this winter. Leadership failure by…
- Energy ·
Be off-grid ready – Power yourself up with this battery-panel combo
If you want to Work From Anywhere, and you need to make sure you never run out of power, then this pairing will allow you…
- Energy ·
Progress on Disclosure only Success of COP27
As President Biden prepares to address Cop27, it is already clear that “the world’s last chance to conquer climate change” will end in failure.Newsflash: 1.5…
- Energy ·
Sunset for the Grid?
The electricity grid is a relic of C20th technology
- Food ·
Water kefir farming
I appreciate today’s short attention span theater, I have a lot to say about kefir. If you want the short version, scroll down, you’ll see…
Living in nature
Land with trees and traditional house-caves to share in the mountains. Feel free to contact, cheers! Auto Amazon Links: No products found.
Hoping to retire off-grid
I’ll be retiring in about 2.5 years and hope to buy a piece of land on Cape Breton Island with the proceeds from selling my…
Hide-a-way
Thank you for taking the time to open my add. I am a free spirited middle aged woman who loves the woods. I have…
Looking to Rent Land!
Hi! New here. I’m Katie and my husband are looking to rent land and begin living off-grid. If anyone is looking for this kind of…
Off-Grid Without EMFs – 5g – WiFi
Hi all, I’m posting on behalf of the “EMF-Free Housing” FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1125115091718081 If you are looking to get away from 5g, WiFi, cell towers,…
- Energy ·
Now UK Energy Utilities Want A Windfall Tax
The UK government announced last Friday, it will insulate the British people against energy price rises this winter – using money rather than more conventional…
I’m back!!!
It’s been a while, a long while since I’ve been here, many things have happened over the years, and some things have remained the same.…
Off-Grid in the UK? No help from govt in energy crisis
As costs of energy double and redouble in the UK, and the government prepares to announce details of a bailout for householders, 100,000 off-grid households…
Sunnova battles regulators to supply home energy in California
Sunnova will use a 20 year old law to get around current regulations
UK housebuilders look at going off-grid in energy shortage
With an energy crunch looming and up to ten years wait to get a grid connection for new housing developments in some parts of the…
Cortijada Los Gázquez
[before_listing id=193 images=https://off-grid.net/wp-content/uploads/edaa7cb882601a60329bc53f1f5c4c0f.jpg youtube=null] At a thousand meters above sea level, Cortijada Los Gázquez is an ‘off-grid’ destination for creatively minded travellers high in the…
Gridlock for UK Renewable Electricity
New renewable energy projects in Britain are facing a 10-YEAR wait to get their power onto the country’s national grid. Incompetence at the top levels…
OffGrid at Nagaland
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Looking for Like Minded person/couple
turkeys sm.jpg (94 KB) I have a beautiful property in the Sierra Foothills that I could share with a like minded couple. Off-Grid, wildlife preserve,…
New model emerging for energy management
Gridbeyond is one of a new breed of companies, a grid aggregator offering to save money and energy for companies and communities, by selling the…
New wind farms could bypass the grid – and locals would benefit
The UK government’s new energy policy is, to nobody’s surprise, much like their old energy policy. Attention has focused on the lack of support for…
- Energy ·
Dale Vince enters politics
UK Energy boss Dale Vince’s appearance on Radio 4’sThe World This Weekend on Sunday, to announce his entry into politics, was a great piece of…
off-grid co-op?
I am starting a housing co-op near Glasgow, Scotland, with view to going off-grid Auto Amazon Links: No products found.
Looking for the perfect spot
My girlfriend and I are interested in building an earthship. We have been studying sustainable and off-grid building practices for the past few years, and…
How to turn Ukraine refugee problem into NetZero opportunity
Ukrainian citizens deserve our help right now – in any way we can. But the country is not entirely blameless. It has been discriminating against…
Warring couples lose off-grid dream home to lawyers fees
It began as a perfectly normal arrangement in communal living, copied by innumerable groups that want to spread the cost of a piece of land…
Looking for a site in Norfolk UK
Norfolk / East Anglia, UK. Have lived on a boat on the Broads, in a caravan in the woods, returning from overseas and looking for…
Mr. BugOut
Young archtitect planning his own bugout and looking for buddies to cooperate with and possibly share the bugout. Auto Amazon Links: No products found.
- Featured ·
Seven Ways to Beat the Blackout this Winter
Homeware stores report a 60% year on year increase in website searches like hot water bottle, candle and flashlight. These are baby steps. You don’t…
Care-and-Cleaning-of-Natural-Stone—16pages.pdf
AGuide to the Care & Cleaning of Natural Stone Apublication from the Marble Institute of America Marble Institute of America 28901 Clemens Road, Suite 100…
Only 26,000 car chargers in the UK and many are broken
The UK government announced on Sunday night it would boost electric car charging, and tossed out a figure of “another 145,000 new charging points” to…
- Spirit ·
Porn-Induced Impotence
Having Porn-Induced Impotence is not just awkward for the person that has it, however, for their partner as well. When an individual has this problem,…
- Featured ·
If you take the dime, you gotta take the crime
Ever since 2008, I have been puzzled as to why individual directors are never prosecuted for corporate crimes in the UK. At the time of…
- Energy ·
Micro-Nuclear or Mini-nuclear?
COP26 may have been a near-total failure, but I heard dozens of delegates congratulating each other on being present for what one called “the energy…
- Energy ·
Off-Grid campaign for Renewable Micro-Grids
UK Parliamentary Petition Decarbonise UK energy by funding locally-owned renewable micro-grids About 75% of all global warming (ie carbon emissions) is caused by the production…
- Land ·
10 Acres in McNairy County TN
See the video for details about this property: https://vimeo.com/612685690 This 10-acre property is perfect for those who want maximum privacy without sacrificing convenience. The property…
How to open PST file without Outlook?
PST files stand for personal storage table. It is a file format used by Outlook to store users’ data. Many organizations use PST files to…
- Water ·
No Directors Prosecuted for Deliberate Sewage Dumping by Southern Water
One of Britain’s biggest water companies was fined £90m ($126m) today for deliberate dumping of “billions of litres” of sewage into the North Sea over…
Sign petition now to delete anti-van clause from Police Bill
A new law aimed at protesters will allow police to seize thousands of vans parked anywhere in the UK, other than designated camping sites. The…
- Land ·
Houseboat and land in UK – £0.5m
The price of the off-grid dream just went up. In the wake of Covid, climate change and the stream of urban dwellers moving to the…
Using our Landbuddy Map – new video
Our Landbuddy section is one of this web site’s features most valued by our readers. Now we have released a video to explain how to…
Liana Cornell, actress-activist, on her new Eco-TV series
In real life, the actress Liana Cornell –co- star of the Amazon and Sky TV series Britannia – is living off the grid in Cornwall,…
- Land ·
Off-Grid Manufactured Home on 40 Acres in Ash Fork, AZ
Spacious 1620 sqft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath manufactured home sits on 40 rural acres with beautiful panoramic views. The home is equipped for your rural…
From Burning Man to Burning Van – Nomadland author Jessica Bruder talks to off-grid.net
It seems amazing to the off-grid and van-dwelling communities that a low-budget docudrama about life on the road could be about to receive a large…
Barriers to Nomad living and the UK Police Bill
We know a lot of you have concerns and questions about the ways governments are stopping people from living off the grid. Its a growing problem…
Van dwelling in rural UK
Fuelled by a desire to break free from mortgages, rent and commuting; searching for the simple life, in beaches and beauty spots a largely invisible,…
- People ·
Robin Wright on directing her new film: Land
House of Cards star Robin Wright’s latest character is a broken women who abandons everything she knows, and retreats to a mountaintop, in the new…
- Energy ·
1.4 million Texas homes off-grid as power network buckles
More than half of energy-rich state’s total power generation capacity remains offline The electric grid, which is designed to enable energy trading rather than protecting…
US Power Grid Closes in on Debtors
The Washington Post reports an unprecedented rise in arrears owed to Utility companies by America households struggling in the pandemic. Those bills are about to…
- Energy ·
Big tech needs to be on the grid – but we dont
The combined power usage of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple is more than 45 terawatt-hours a year, about as much as New Zealand, new…
- Energy ·
Best portable power stations to buy in 2021
Whether you are living off-grid or just moving arond for business or leisure, keeping powered up is an important part of your preparations. Portable power…
- Featured ·
Kentucky a centre for off-grid living
A Kentucky couple, who have been off-grid for more than five years, have set up a website to discuss the lifestyle. Mark and Emily McCafferty…
Schoolboy sets up sheep business after renting neighbour’s land
A 13-year-old entrepreneur schoolboy has set up a farming business after renting a neighbour's land to rear his flock of sheep. Young farmer William Banham…
Interview with Frances McDormand on her new film – Nomadland – UK Exclusive
Oscar winning Frances McDormand is the most fascinating and enigmatic actor on the A-list right now. Having her pick of the most heavily funded movies,…
In Israel, a failed town finds new hope – off-grid
A disused factory that once symbolized the dismal economic failure of Dimona in southern Israel’s Negev desert, has metamorphosed into a 21st century manufacturing hub…
Off-Grid, Socially-Distanced, Christmas Gift Solution
Celebrating its second Christmas, Ungifted allows you to take part in the Secret Santa tradition, without being a part of a mass-produced junk problem that’s…
- Shelter ·
UK Rural Homeless Rise 20% A Year
Homelessness in rural England is doubling every 3 years, according to campaigners warning planning reforms are likely to worsen the situation. The sharp increase in…
- Energy ·
New California fires caused by electricity grid – SoCal confesses
Oct. 28—Thousands of Southern Californians were without electricity for a third day Wednesday, as the region’s largest utility turned off power to areas where strong…
- People ·
Anthony Russo’s off-grid cabin- Architectural Digest
Movie maker Anthony Russo’s off-the-grid cabin in the Angeles National Forest is high style – on the inside. On the outside it still looks like…
- Water ·
All 16 Quarterfinalists in $9 Million Solar Desalination Prize – listed
The lineup for a Solar Desalination Prize has been announced by the US Energy Dept. Our pick is the Solar Aqua Flex: Off-Grid Solar Still from…
- Energy ·
Tesla plans its first off-grid community
Tesla is planning to take a 1,400-acre community in Mexico completely off-grid. The first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin Dolphin community in Los Cabos, will…
- Land ·
Public land sell-off halted till next Prez term
Public land owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the US is some of the most important for off-grid communities – including those…
Shepherd’s Huts – 9 Remote Retreats for an Off-Grid Break in the UK
Shepherd’s Hut stays are becoming popular as the multiple lockdowns give us all a taste to break free from TV, electricity and even buildings with…
- Energy ·
Gas generators are a power option
Cummins gas generators were launched last year and already their installations power the equivalent of 52,000 homes. The HSK78G offers reliable power off the grid.…
Reinventing writing, paper, printing presses after fall of civilization
After the initial trauma of the coronavirus lockdown, one can imagine the ease with which civilization might disintegrate in the face of disaster. In a…
- Shelter ·
Doomsday Bunker – book review
Bradley Garrett’s tour of bunker sites and the people who own them is a snapshot of the way the most paranoid react to the pandemic.…
The Black Farmer Backs Our Call for Land Access
Black Farmer Calls For Church, State And Private Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available For ‘Farming Lite’ – 45% Increase In Demand For…
They Really Had This Coming – NGOs splattered
Smug eco-charities like Friends of the Earth held to account for drawing huge salaries and doing nothing for planet - except flying around to meetings
- Land ·
Covid boosts price of private islands
There are dozens of islands for sale in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The pandemic has seen inquiries triple. If you are a buyer, don’t wait…
Is Taking Assistance from the Paper Writing Service is Good for the Students?
Well, Yes! Most paper writing service has a team of skilled and qualified experts who assist the students with the appropriate assistance and help them…
- Shelter ·
Lockdown Winner – Underground Realty
When the lockdown started, some people literally went down. Northeast Bunkers, a company in Pittsfield, Maine, that specializes in the design and construction of underground…
- Mobile ·
Training for space travel by going off-grid
Eastern Cape, Wednesday- Theoretical physicist Adriana Marais has wanted to board a spaceship to Mars since she was five. One of 100 candidates selected for…
- Land ·
Couple wanted for remote land rental
A unique opportunity to rent a large open space with amazing views and good quality land for growing food has opened up in the Welsh…
The Off-Grid Solution to Social Distancing (says Reuters)
Couple living alone in wilderness for decades -REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT- SOMEWHERE NEAR RESERVE, New Mexico, June 5 (Reuters) – To leave society behind was a…
Remote vacation deals on Priceline and AirBnb
Remote vacations will be all the rage as the unlockdown begins. Outdoor recreation is slowly beginning to reopen in Oregon with social distancing rules. Playgrounds…
- Land ·
Surge in Australian land prices
Huge increases in land prices in Western Australia have led to a tug-of-war between farmers looking to expand their businesses and smallholders trying to get…
Make a fresh start – find a new life with Landbuddy 2.0
Have your circumstances changed recently? Have you realised you’re no longer tied to an office, or even a city? Has your boss agreed you can…
- Land ·
Isolated field in Devon near the coast
One acre field in very secluded location – can be put to any use such as wild camping, growing veggies, or just enjoying the view.…
- People ·
Celebrities Quarantining In The Countryside
Celebrities are fleeing urban coronavirus hotspots for quarantining in Wyoming, Montana, and other Western rural regions. Experts are criticizing this move as dangerous to those…
- Land ·
Off-Grid RV Parking or Tent Camping
Perfect spots for RV or campers. Located in Frenchburg, KY in Menifee County. These are OFF GRID parking spots (RV spots are limited to two…
- Land ·
Off-Grid Tent Camping in West Virginia, USA
A 4×4, in very good condition, and a rugged spirit are necessary to reach, and tent-camp on, this property in the middle of nowhere, Northeast…
- Featured ·
Second Sleep – Book Review
The Second Sleep by Robert Harris – Buy it on Amazon US – an elegant, post-apocalyptic thriller A priest investigates a vicar’s untimely death in…
Slump in Demand for Power
Coronavirus is laying waste to the global energy system – its biggest shock in at least 45 years, and the implications will be with us…
Iowa Land Rental Prices Up
An authoritative annual survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland, a bellwether for the national market, shows cost per acre have increased, but by…
Coming Soon: The Age Of Exurbia
I started prepping for Coronavirus in September 2019, after I heard about Disease X. A World Health Organisation staffer told me of plans to war-game…
- Land ·
Rewilding Britain
As we contemplate the ecological wreckage from the last century of unfettered growth in Britain, there is a mounting desire throughout the UK and all…
Lady Lola’s Off-Grid Lockdown
Lady Lola Crichton-Stuart, 20-year-old daughter of the Marquess of Bute, is having a very laid back lockdown. She is in isolation on a remote island,…
Attenborough flick aims to “end waste”
One of the most potent reasons for living off-grid is the amount of energy that is wasted by the grid. According to academic studies 32%…
5 Off-Grid Capitals of Britain
The growing interest in living off the grid is a global phenomenon – hundreds of thousands every year are moving off-grid – either because they…
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Ben Fogle’s Off-Grid Experiment
Could your child fell a tree or use a blow torch? TV presenter Ben Fogle travelled to meet families in remote spots — then tried…
Send us your footage and photos
This is a shout-out to our readers to ask – please send us thousands of your off-grid photos – hundreds of minutes of video footage…
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Quinta-limoes Portugal – off-grid stay
Closed at the moment. For information please contact. A place to stay for a while with your tent/caravan/camper. If you are looking for a long…
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4 Acres off-grid for RV parking or ?
I have 4 acres of land on an offgrid property in Moffat, Colorado where others are living offgrid. The neighbors have a well from which…
Rich seek out deserted estates, private islands and luxury apartments
While some of the world’s wealthiest reserve themselves “bargain” apartments in central London for up to £22.5 million, other realty agents representing large landowners say…
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Escaping COVID-19
One way to escape the COVID-19 pandemic is to move off the grid into the wilderness. I sometimes feel self-isolating is just that. While living…
Super-Rich land-grab for remote real estate
In times of crisis wealthy buyers look for luxury bunkers, isolated compounds, hotel takeovers and other high-end features for doomsday scenarios. People like Amazon CEO…
Plant nurseries deluged with seed orders as fear takes hold
Brisbane – Friday NURSERIES around the world are experiencing “unprecedented” demand for veggie seedlings as customers try to secure their own food supply ahead of…
Bikini farmers of California
The Times newspaper has run a feature about a group of women herding cattle and wielding chainsaws in their thongs. When you first visit the…
- Land ·
Land Sales To Reach Record Levels In 2020
OMAHA, Neb. 22 Feb – The land market in 2019 continued the plateauing trend of the past several years during which the supply of agricultural…
7 Best US Colleges for Cleantech
Clean technology (like renewable energy, or low carbon production processes) are in demand across advanced economies in US and Europe. From folks interested in involving…
Reuters Foundation turns on to off-grid
Here is a recent Reuters Foundation report on off-grid real estate: Often called survivalists or “preppers”, many escapees twin an expectation of impending doom –…
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23,000 Apply for Job on Deserted Island
When more than 23,000 people from around the world applied for two job vacancies, an Irish couple proves that working on an uninhabited island is…
- People ·
Harry and Meghan “put planned cannabis brand on hold”
Sources on the West Coast have told Off-Grid.net that a large, legal cannabis farm which had been gearing up production for a super-high quality, recreational…
- Energy ·
A solution to California’s disasters – Microgrids
After years of deteriorating power lines owned by PG&E, California’s biggest utility, plus months of windy wildfires, warming California is wondering how to keep the…
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5 Ways To Purify Water in 2 Minutes or Less
By Richard Douglas Water helps everything grow and thrive – including bacteria, viruses, and parasites! Water-related illness is a huge concern, especially for the young…
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Seven new technologies that can enhance your life
Knowing which bets to place when it comes to adopting emerging new technologies is impossible. But its still worth trying. Betting on the winners of…
Sutton Hoo worker forages food to afford to volunteer
A project to recreate an Anglo Saxon longship at one of the most historical sites in Britain is using volunteer labour despite its multi-million pound…
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Zac Efron illness irony
Zac Efron was filming a new off-gid adventure series entitled “Killing Zac” when he was taken ill and nearly died, in a story that will…
How UK govt could help off-grid communities
Its time to stop looking at the thousands of people who live in off-grid communities as strange throwbacks. They are the future, not the past.…
- Energy ·
Battery storage will transform society
A remarkable series of predictions about the future of the grid is emerging from NREL – the National Renewable Energy Lab in the US. Because…
California’s original off-grid store relocates
Real Goods, the California-based original purveyor of off-grid living supplies, has relocated to Ukiah, California. The move follows the companys acquisition by altE Store in…
Book review: Rural Planning Handbook
The Rural Planning Handbook has a cover price of £25. But £20 will secure it direct from the author, and cash in an envelope is…
- Energy ·
Never Again! Lets Close PG&E
Two major wildfires that raged in California for the past ten days are finally contained. But the debate and aftermath will rage for months. California’s…
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Brexit made me go off-grid
Dave Goodwill told fellow-members on Quora how he made the choice to go off-grid: Brexit will greatly improve my life. I’ve been struggling with seasonal…
- People ·
Dave LaChapelle — off-grid with style
An off-grid photographer has created Lavazza’s 2020 calendar and he calls it an Ode to Nature. American photographer David LaChapelle, made commercials and music videos…
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HAB Land Ltd goes bust – Grand Designs presenter walks away
Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4 TV’s Grand Designs series, fronted money-raising for an eco-property developer, and then resigned as a director 18 months before…
Innovative Tech For Living Off The Grid
Think smart devices and modern tech, what comes to mind is traceable, trackable and invasive devices that infringe our privacy. Not all tech is lousy…
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Oz utility takes its customers off-grid
After a devastating bushfire, one remote WA farming community takes steps towards a solar solution — and it’s cheaper, safer, and more reliable. The deadly…
Digital detox weekend
We’re on our way to West Virginia for a low-tech weekend at promisingly-named Lost River State Park – just across the Virginia border in Mathias,…
- Water ·
Should I live on a boat?
WHATis it really like living on a canal boat or on the river? So many of us have wondered if it would be a way…
- Energy ·
Coming soon – gigawatts of free batteries
As the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of what to do with batteries when they…
- Mobile ·
Opting out of the Phone race
When you’re trying to keep things simple and low tech, you want a low impact, low maintenance phone. Something that you can use in case…
- People ·
Mike Banning’s father lives off the grid
He may be a fictional character, but Mike Banning has a huge following. In the latest movie in the Fallen franchise, Angel has Fallen, hero…
- Mobile ·
You CAN use your phone as a walkie-talkie
Apple let it be known over the weekend that they have cancelled a planned feature on the new iPhone allowing it to be used as…
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Boom in Electric Vehicle charging devices will help off-gridders
Now the new bi-directional chargers are coming on the market - off-grid car-owners can charge up in the city and download the power when they get home.
- People ·
Thomasin McKenzie interview
Thomasin McKenzie, 19, came to fame as a Hollywood actress playing an off-grid character. Q: You broke out in last year’s Leave No Trace –…
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Off the grid living at its finest!!!
Off the grid living at its finest!!! This home has a view to die for and much, much more! From the on demand generator to…
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